firefox blocks java

[Tommy Trussell]

On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:43 AM, thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:59:47 -0600, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>
>
> >> I'm running an old system, and plan a clean-install.  In the meantime,
> >> my JVM is so out of date, apparently, I can't play yahoo games.
> >
> >
> > The title of your message says "Firefox blocks Java." Yes, it does, EVEN
> > IF you have the latest version, because everyone got sick of staying on
> > top the continual serious Java security exploits. Mozilla has just made
> > it a bit harder to shoot yourself in the foot.
> >
> > Have you tried unblocking Java in Firefox?
> > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-enable-java-if-its-been-
> blocked
> >
>
> I tried that earlier, but it didn't seem to work, I don't think.  I ran
> some updates and was now able to enable it.
>
> I appreciate the security angle, but I wonder how much of that is specific
> to Windows.
>

The Java vulnerabilities I have heard of are specific to *Java*, which runs
on Windows, Mac OS and many cell phones and embedded devices. Java has
access to your network, your hard drive, your camera, your microphone...
just about everything on your system. That's why folks get antsy about
vulnerabilities in it. Some of these are serious vulnerabilities in
ADDITION to whatever "holes" exist in your operating system, giving malware
authors additional weaknesses they can exploit.
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